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Immunotherapy refers to a treatment that utilizes immune system of the body to fight disease. This therapy has the capability to transform and boost the manner in which the immune system works, in order to find and attack cancer cells in the body. Various types of immunotherapy are utilized for treatment of cancer, such as immune system modulators, immune checkpoint inhibitors, treatment vaccines, T-cell transfer therapy and monoclonal antibodies. It can be administered in different ways, including intravesical, intravenous, topical and oral methods. Immunotherapy is a biological therapy, as it uses substances to treat cancer that are created from living organisms. However, it can have side effects, which can occur when the immune system has received the boost to fight against the cancer cells and it also attacks the healthy tissues and cells in the human body. This book unravels the recent studies on cancer and immunotherapy. The readers would gain knowledge that would broaden their perspective in this area of medicine.

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